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\n\"\"<\/a>The blogsphere\u2019s most quoted pastor, Gordon Atkinson<\/a>, aka, \u201cReal Live Preacher\u201d , said this:\n<\/div>\n
\u201cThese things are clear to me. <\/em><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t know everything you\u2019d like to know. <\/em><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t do everything you\u2019d like to do. <\/em><\/div>\n
You can\u2019t read everything you\u2019d like to read. <\/em><\/div>\n
You must hold onto some things and let go of others. Learning to make that choice is one of the big lessons of this life.\u201d <\/em><\/div>\n

Who does he think he is? Doesn\u2019t Gordon know that I must scramble and hustle and try to squeeze it all in. After all, the more I read, the more I know and the more I do, the better I feel. And certainly God takes notice, right? Every magazine I get, every book I buy, every email I\u2019m sent just must be read. Every relationship needs to be nurtured. Every project I\u2019m asked to participate in, I must follow through.<\/p>\n

After all, the world is counting on me.<\/em><\/p>\n

But then the Red Letters of Jesus poke a hole in this faulty logic retold in Luke 10:38-42.<\/p>\n

Mary sat at the Lord\u2019s feet, listening to Him speak. Meanwhile, Martha<\/a> was \u201cdistracted by her many tasks.\u201d She was more than annoyed and complained, \u201cDon\u2019t you care, Jesus? Don\u2019t you care that I\u2019m busy and she isn\u2019t? Tell her to help out!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus wasn\u2019t impressed by the whirlwind of good deeds that Martha was performing. In fact he lauded Mary as having \u201cchosen the better way \u2014 a way that will not be taken away from her<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Look at your life. What about home, school and work. What things do you ne<\/em>ed to hold onto? What things do you need to let go? Comment here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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The blogsphere\u2019s most quoted pastor, Gordon Atkinson, aka, \u201cReal Live Preacher\u201d , said this: \u201cThese things are clear to me. You can\u2019t know everything you\u2019d like to know. You can\u2019t do everything you\u2019d like to do. You can\u2019t read everything you\u2019d like to read. You must hold onto some things and let go of others. 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